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ASTM C554 – Standard Test Method for Crazing Resistance of Fired Glazed Ceramic Whitewares by a Thermal Shock Method Description: Significance and Use 3.1 Unless there is a proper match between the expansions of the glaze and the body, all glazed whitewares may contain residual stresses from the firing that bonded the glaze to the body. …
ASTM C550 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Trueness and Squareness of Rigid Block and Board Thermal Insulation Description: Significance and Use 4.1 It is possible that insulating blocks or boards that are not true or square will not fit properly. It is possible that extra labor will be required to obtain proper fit and that …
ASTM C535 Standard Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large-Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The test has been widely used as an indicator of the relative quality or competence of various sources of aggregate having similar mineral compositions. The results do not automatically …
ASTM C531 – Standard Test Method for Linear Shrinkage and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Chemical-Resistant Mortars, Grouts, Monolithic Surfacings, and Polymer Concretes Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method offers a means of comparing the relative linear shrinkage and coefficient of thermal expansion. 4.1.1 The material to be tested is placed in the mold in …
ASTM C522 – Standard Test Method for Airflow Resistance of Acoustical Materials Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The specific airflow resistance of an acoustical material is one of the properties that determine its sound-absorptive and sound-transmitting properties. Measurement of specific airflow resistance is useful during product development, for quality control during manufacture, and for specification purposes. …
ASTM C519 – Test Method for Density of Fibrous Loose Fill Building Insulations (Withdrawn 1995)
ASTM C512 – Standard Test Method for Creep of Concrete in Compression Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method measures the load-induced time-dependent compressive strain at selected ages for concrete under an arbitrary set of controlled environmental conditions. 4.2 This test method can be used to compare creep potentials of different concretes. A procedure is available, …
ASTM C511 – Standard Specification for Mixing Rooms, Moist Cabinets, Moist Rooms, and Water Storage Tanks Used in the Testing of Hydraulic Cements and Concretes Description: Abstract This specification includes the requirements for mixing rooms where paste and mortar specimens are prepared and for moist cabinets, moist rooms, and water storage tanks where paste, mortar, …
ASTM C501 – Standard Test Method for Relative Resistance to Wear of Unglazed Ceramic Tile by the Taber Abraser Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method provides a means to quantify the abrasion resistance of unglazed ceramic tile and may be related to end-use performance, or used to comparatively rank material performance, or both. Abstract …
ASTM C496 – Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Splitting tensile strength is generally greater than direct tensile strength and lower than flexural strength (modulus of rupture). 5.2 Splitting tensile strength is used in the design of structural lightweight concrete members to evaluate the shear resistance provided …
